2002 Chevrolet Venture Owner's Manual
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2002 Chevrolet Venture Owner’s Manual Litho in U.S.A. ECopyright General Motors Corporation 06/22/01 Part Number 10315370 A First Edition All Rights Reserved i We support voluntary technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem and the name VENTURE are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet Motor Division For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a whenever it appears in this manual. French Language Manual: Please keep this manual in your vehicle, so it will be there if you ever need it when you’re on the road. Aux propriétaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous If you sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it so procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en français chez the new owner can use it. votre concessionaire ou au: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 ii How to Use this Manual Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning CAUTION: to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you do this, it will help you learn about the features and These mean there is something that could hurt controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find you or other people. that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don’t, you or others could be hurt. You will also find a circle Safety Warnings and Symbols with a slash through it in this book. This safety You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. symbol means “Don’t,” We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you “Don’t do this” or “Don’t about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore let this happen.” the warning. iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols Also, in this book you will find these notices: Your vehicle may be equipped with components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols, used on your vehicle, are shown along with the text NOTICE: describing the operation or information relating to a specific component, control, message, gage or indicator. These mean there is something that could damage If you need help figuring out a specific name of a your vehicle. component, gage or indicator reference the following topics in the Index: In the notice area, we tell you about something that D “Engine Compartment Overview” can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage D “Instrument Panel” would not be covered by your warranty, and it could D be costly. But the notice will tell you what to do to help “Comfort Controls” avoid the damage. D “Audio Systems” When you read other manuals, you might see Also see “Warning Lights and Gages” in the Index. CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. iv These are some examples of vehicle symbols you may find on your vehicle: v Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Here you’ll find information about the seats in your vehicle and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also learn about some things you should not do with air bags and safety belts. 1-2 Seats and Seat Controls 1-54 Rear Seat Passengers 1-6 Rear Seats 1-58 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for 1-30 Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone Children and Small Adults 1-34 Here Are Questions Many People Ask 1-60 Center Passenger Position (Bench Seat) About Safety Belts -- and the Answers 1-62 Center Passenger Position (Bucket Seat) 1-35 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly 1-63 Children 1-36 Driver Position 1-67 Built-in Child Restraint (Option) 1-44 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy 1-79 Restraint Systems for Children 1-45 Right Front Passenger Position 1-98 Older Children 1-45 Air Bag Systems 1-101 Safety Belt Extender 1-54 Safety Belt Pretensioners 1-101 Checking Your Restraint Systems 1-102 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash 1- 1-1 Seats and Seat Controls Driver’s Four-Way Manual Seat This section tells you about the seats -- how to (If Equipped) adjust them, take them out, put them back in, fold Use the lever located on the and unfold them. front left side of the seat to Driver’s Two-Way Manual Seat adjust the seat forward or rearward. Pull up the lever Use the lever located on the to unlock the seat. front left side of the seat to adjust the seat forward or rearward. Pull up the lever to unlock the seat. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the lever. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the lever. To make sure the seat is locked into place, try to move the seat back and forth with your body. To make sure the seat is locked into place, try to move the seat back and forth with your body. 1-2 To raise the seat, pull up on Manual Front Passenger Seat the lever located on the front right side of the seat. To move the seat, pull up the lever located on the front of the seat to unlock it. To lower the seat, push the lever down. Adjust the seat Slide the seat to where you want it and release the lever. and release the lever. To make sure the seat is locked into place try to move the seat back and forth with your body. CAUTION: You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when the vehicle is not moving. 1-3 Six-Way Power Seat (Option) Reclining Front Seatbacks If your vehicle has this All front seats recline. option, the six-way power seat control is located on the outboard side of the driver’s seat. D Move the front of the control up or down to adjust the front portion of the cushion up or down. D Move the rear of the control up or down to adjust the rear portion of the cushion up or down. D Lift up or push down on the whole control to move To adjust the seatback, pull up on the lever located on the entire seat up or down. the outboard sides of both the driver’s and the front D To move the whole seat forward or rearward, slide passenger’s seats. It is easier to recline the seat if you the control toward the front or rear of the vehicle. lean forward, taking your weight off the seatback. 1-4 CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts can’t do their job when you’re reclined like this. The shoulder belt can’t do its job because it won’t be against your body. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crash you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lap belt can’t do its job either. In a crash the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle For proper protection when the vehicle is in is moving. motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. 1-5 Head Restraints Rear Seats Seat Controls The rear seats in your vehicle have levers and straps used to adjust, remove and reinstall the seats. By using the levers and straps, in the correct order, you can easily remove the seats from your vehicle. When you put the seats back in the vehicle, be sure to follow the label on the back of the seat for proper location. Second Row Safety Belt Stowage If your vehicle has a split bench seat in the second row, use the clip on the safety belt to secure the belt after it is disconnected from the mini-buckle. When removing the second row split bench seat, secure the loose end of the safety belt in this clip. This will keep the safety belt from dangling and possibly striking something. Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint Do not have the second row outside safety belt stored if is closest to the top of your head. This position reduces someone is sitting in the second row outside position. the chance of a neck injury in a crash. Head restraints are fixed on some models and adjustable on others. To adjust a head restraint, slide it up or down. 1-6 Flip and Fold Feature To return the seat(s) to their normal position, do the following: The rear seats in your vehicle can be folded forward. Use this feature for exiting and entering third row seats.